While the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU from here on out) is arguably the most financially successful, audience-pleasing shared universe in film history, its shortcomings present significant challenges to the quality of its individual media components and to the longevity of the collective franchise. Unlike our previous, wide-ranging looks at the continuities...

By Brad Johnson Repetition. When used in relation to the movies, most people think of that word in a negative light. From sequel-itis, to constant rebooting, to formulaic summer tent pole films that all feel like their trying to hit the same beats, film is an industry where everyone tends to...

When it comes to screenwriting, says Zak Penn, “the comic book stuff has taken up all of my adaptation juice!” Such comic book “stuff” includes work on projects like X2, Elektra, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Incredible Hulk, and most recently, the superhero mash up that rules them all: The Avengers....